@..@@...@@ .@@@..@@@@
.@.@.@..@. .@..@.@...
.@@@@@@.@@ .@@.@@@@..
.@.....@@. .@.@@...@.
.@@....@.@ .@@@.@..@@
@@.@...@@@ THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK @@..@@@.@.
@.@@@..@.. LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ..@.@..@@@
.@@..@.@@. @.@@@@.@..
.@.@.@@@.@ ######################################## @@@...@@@.
.@@@@@..@@ ........................................ @..@..@..@
@@....@.@. @@.@@.@@.@
..@...@@@@ MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF @.@@.@@.@@
@.@@..@... THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE .@@.@@.@@.
@@@.@.@@.. UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND @@.@@.@@.@
...@@@@.@. POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. @.@@.@@.@@
@..@...@@@ @@@.@@.@@.
@@.@@..@.. @..@@.@@.@
..@@.@.@@. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@.@.@@.@@
@.@.@@@@.@ ~ PROPERTIES ~ ..@@@@.@@.
@@@@@...@@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..@...@@.@
.....@..@. @.@@..@.@@
@....@@.@@ THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY @@@.@.@@@.
@@...@.@@. VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS @..@@@@..@
..@..@@@.@ SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A .@.@...@.@
@.@@.@..@@ MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. .@@@@..@@@
.@@.@@@.@. .@...@.@..
.@.@@..@@@ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS .@@..@@@@.
.@@@.@.@.. STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. .@.@.@...@
@@..@@@@@. @@@@@@@..@
..@.@....@ @......@.@
@.@@@@...@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@.....@@@
.@@...@..@ ~ COLLECTION ~ ..@....@..
.@.@..@@.@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..@@...@@.
.@@@@.@.@@ ..@.@..@.@
@@...@@@@. THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ..@@@@.@@@
..@..@...@ WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE @.@...@@..
..@@.@@..@ FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT .@@@..@.@.
..@.@@.@.@ EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER .@..@.@@@@
@.@@@.@@@@ THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS .@@.@@@...
@@@..@@... PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE @@.@@..@..
@..@.@.@.. PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF @.@@.@.@@.
@@.@@@@@@. AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND .@@.@@@@.@
..@@.....@ HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. .@.@@...@@
@.@.@....@ @@@@.@..@.
@@@@@@...@ MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND @...@@@.@@
......@..@ IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU .@..@..@@.
......@@.@ VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN @@@.@@.@.@
@.....@.@@ HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS @..@@.@@@@
.@....@@@. MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE .@.@.@@...
.@@...@..@ MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. @@@@@@.@..
.@.@..@@.@ @.....@@@.
.@@@@.@.@@ @@....@..@
@@...@@@@. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @.@...@@.@
..@..@...@ ~ AS A DRUG ~ .@@@..@.@@
@.@@.@@..@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .@..@.@@@.
@@@.@@.@.@ .@@.@@@..@
...@@.@@@@ . ONE SPOON . .@.@@..@.@
@..@.@@... ..... .@@@.@.@@@
.@.@@@.@.. THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN @@..@@@@..
.@@@..@@@. THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ..@.@...@.
.@..@.@..@ DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES ..@@@@..@@
@@@.@@@@.@ SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED @.@...@.@.
@..@@...@@ ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT .@@@..@@@@
.@.@.@..@. SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE .@..@.@...
.@@@@@@.@@ CONFUSING. .@@.@@@@..
.@.....@@. .@.@@...@.
.@@....@.@ .@@@.@..@@
@@.@...@@@ . FOUR SPOONS . @@..@@@.@.
@.@@@..@.. ..... ..@.@..@@@
.@@..@.@@. MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE @.@@@@.@..
.@.@.@@@.@ THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE @@@...@@@.
.@@@@@..@@ ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). @..@..@..@
@@....@.@. INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, @@.@@.@@.@
..@...@@@@ ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE @.@@.@@.@@
@.@@..@... SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY .@@.@@.@@.
@@@.@.@@.. (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. @@.@@.@@.@
...@@@@.@. SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY @.@@.@@.@@
@..@...@@@ TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO @@@.@@.@@.
@@.@@..@.. INCLINED). @..@@.@@.@
..@@.@.@@. @@.@.@@.@@
@.@.@@@@.@ ..@@@@.@@.
@@@@@...@@ . SEVEN SPOONS . ..@...@@.@
.....@..@. ..... @.@@..@.@@
@....@@.@@ THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO @@@.@.@@@.
@@...@.@@. NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE @..@@@@..@
..@..@@@.@ THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE .@.@...@.@
@.@@.@..@@ IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER .@@@@..@@@
.@@.@@@.@. EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY .@...@.@..
.@.@@..@@@ SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS .@@..@@@@.
.@@@.@.@.. ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO .@.@.@...@
@@..@@@@@. DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR @@@@@@@..@
..@.@....@ LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE @......@.@
@.@@@@...@ BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING @@.....@@@
.@@...@..@ WATER. ..@....@..
.@.@..@@.@ ..@@...@@.
.@@@@.@.@@ ..@.@..@.@
@@...@@@@. . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . ..@@@@.@@@
..@..@...@ ..... @.@...@@..
..@@.@@..@ OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, .@@@..@.@.
..@.@@.@.@ AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE .@..@.@@@@
@.@@@.@@@@ IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH .@@.@@@...
@@@..@@... SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH @@.@@..@..
@..@.@.@.. UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED @.@@.@.@@.
@@.@@@@@@. OR NOT FORMED. .@@.@@@@.@
..@@.....@ .@.@@...@@
@.@.@....@ @@@@.@..@.
@@@@@@...@ ~~~~~~~~~~~ @...@@@.@@
......@..@ ~ DANGERS ~ .@..@..@@.
......@@.@ ~~~~~~~~~~~ @@@.@@.@.@
@.....@.@@ @..@@.@@@@
.@....@@@. MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - .@.@.@@...
.@@...@..@ THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO @@@@@@.@..
.@.@..@@.@ RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE @.....@@@.
.@@@@.@.@@ FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER @@....@..@
@@...@@@@. DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU @.@...@@.@
..@..@...@ WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO .@@@..@.@@
@.@@.@@..@ MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING .@..@.@@@.
@@@.@@.@.@ PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). .@@.@@@..@
...@@.@@@@ .@.@@..@.@
@..@.@@... PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES .@@@.@.@@@
.@.@@@.@.. FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE @@..@@@@..
.@@@..@@@. CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ..@.@...@.
.@..@.@..@ POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS ..@@@@..@@
@@@.@@@@.@ ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... @.@...@.@.
@..@@...@@ WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT .@@@..@@@@
.@.@.@..@. POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE .@..@.@...
.@@@@@@.@@ LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, .@@.@@@@..
.@.....@@. ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. .@.@@...@.
.@@....@.@ .@@@.@..@@
@@.@...@@@ LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE @@..@@@.@.
@.@@@..@.. TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE ..@.@..@@@
.@@..@.@@. OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED @.@@@@.@..
.@.@.@@@.@ BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS @@@...@@@.
.@@@@@..@@ LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE @..@..@..@
@@....@.@. THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES @@.@@.@@.@
..@...@@@@ ARE DEAD AND GONE. @.@@.@@.@@
@.@@..@... .@@.@@.@@.
@@@.@.@@.. @@.@@.@@.@
...@@@@.@. @.@@.@@.@@
@..@...@@@ @@@.@@.@@.
@@.@@..@.. @..@@.@@.@
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